Adriatic Sea of Fire (1968)
"Flammes sur l'Adriatique" (original title)

Directors:

Alexandre Astruc, Stjepan Cikes

Writers:

Mesa Selimovic (screen story), Jean Curtelin (adaptation),

Stars:

Gérard Barray, Claudine Auger, Antonio Passalia

Cast

Cast overview:
Gérard Barray	...	Michel Masic
Claudine Auger	...	Mirjana
Antonio Passalia	...	Serge Konrad
Relja Basic	...	Capitaine Popovitch
Raoul Saint-Yves	...	Le docteur Basic
Tatjana Beljakova	...	Veronica
Branko Spoljar	...	Un officier
Milos Kandic
Zvonko Lepetic
Muriz Grucedvic
Sven Bihler
Aleksandar Cakic
Pero Vrca

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

soldier

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Genres:

War

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Details

Country:

Yugoslavia France

Language:

French

Release Date:

18 August 1968 (France)

Also Known As:

Adriatic Sea of Fire

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films de la Boétie, Studio Film, Sarajevo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

User Reviews

No retreat no surrender

The last movie by Alexandre Astruc,who was only to make MTV works afterward ,it has nothing to do with camera pen style,his former style,even to the smallest extent;it's an impersonal movie.The first part is rather dull,handicapped by a pointless female part (played by ex-James Bond girl Claudine Auger,who seems to think "I wish I could be somewhere else".

In April 1941,Germany invaded Yugoslavia without a declaration of war;aboard a destroyer ,opinions differ:shall we surrender or shall we join the British fleet in Malta?Two young lieutenants would like to continue the war,but their superior is a coward and it's a capitulation ."You should salute your new flag" he is ironically told as he is leaving the ship.In this second part,the movie takes off,thanks to convincing Gerard Barray.

Spoiler: the two lieutenants sacrifice their lives and serve as an example to their men : they will become resistant fighters.